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• abstract — adj Abstract, ideal, transcendent, transcendental are closely analogous rather than synonymous terms. The difference in meaning between abstract and ideal is not apparent when they are applied to things which are admirable in actuality as well as …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• abstract — for adj. [, ab strakt′, ab′strakt΄; ] for n.1 & vt.4 [, ab′strakt΄; ] for n.2 [, ab′strakt΄, ab strakt′; ] for vt.1, 2, & 3 [, ab strakt′] adj. [< L abstractus, pp. of abstrahere, to draw from, separate < ab(s) , from + trahere, to DRAW] 1 …   English World dictionary

• abstract expressionism — abstract expressionist. (sometimes caps.) a movement in experimental, nonrepresentational painting originating in the U.S. in the 1940s, with sources in earlier movements, and embracing many individual styles marked in common by freedom of… …   Universalium

• Quality — • Various definitions of quality and its forms or divisions Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Quality     Quality     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• abstract — ab‧stract [ˈæbstrækt] noun [countable] a short written statement that contains the most important details of a longer piece of writing such as a newspaper article, a report, or a speech: • an abstract of the Chairman s speech to the shareholders… …   Financial and business terms

• Abstract — Ab*stract , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abstracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abstracting}.] [See {Abstract}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. To withdraw; to separate; to take away. [1913 Webster] He was incapable of forming any opinion or resolution abstracted from his… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• abstract noun — n a noun that names a feeling, quality, or state rather than an object, animal, or person. For example, hunger and beauty are abstract nouns …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• abstract noun — noun count a word that names a quality, idea, or feeling instead of a person, animal, place, or thing …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Abstract labour and concrete labour — Part of a series on Marxism …   Wikipedia

• abstract noun — Gram. 1. a noun denoting something immaterial and abstract, as rest, dread, or transportation. 2. a noun formed with a suffix that imparts such a meaning, as kindness. Cf. concrete noun. * * * abstract noun UK US noun [countable] [singular… …   Useful english dictionary

• abstract — abstracter, n. abstractly, adv. abstractness, n. adj. /ab strakt , ab strakt/; n. /ab strakt/; v. /ab strakt / for 11 14, /ab strakt/ for 15, adj. 1. thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances: an abstract… …   Universalium